ORIX USA Corporation Announces Appointment of Brian F. Prince as Chief Executive Officer
ORIX USA Corporation announced today that Mr. Brian F. Prince has been appointed President & Chief Executive Officer of ORIX USA Corporation.
Mr. Prince comes to ORIX USA with a remarkable track record in leading large global financial services organizations. Most recently, he was Chairman and Representative Director of Aozora Bank in Tokyo (“Aozora”), a Japanese commercial bank with approximately $60 billion in assets. During his tenure, he successfully strengthened Aozora’s business foundation. ORIX Corporation, the parent company of ORIX USA Corporation, held a significant minority stake in Aozora Bank.
On December 31, 2013 Mr. James Thompson resigned from his position as CEO of the company.
About ORIX USA Corporation
ORIX USA Corporation is a diversified financial company with approximately $5 billion of assets in sectors spanning commercial finance, venture finance, commercial real estate and public finance, as well as $30 billion of assets managed for others. Operating subsidiaries include Houlihan Lokey, RED Capital Group and Mariner Investment Group. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, ORIX USA and its subsidiaries have more than 1,400 employees and offices in major cities including New York, Los Angeles, London and Tokyo.
ORIX USA is a wholly owned subsidiary of ORIX Corporation, a Tokyo-based, publicly owned international financial services company with operations in 35countries worldwide. ORIX Corporation is listed on the Tokyo (8591) and New York Stock Exchanges (IX). For more information on ORIX USA, visit test.orix.com.
(Contact) ORIX USA Corporation, Cindy Willman TEL: (214) 237-2000
Brian F. Prince
President & CEO, ORIX USA Corporation
| Education | May 1986 B.S. in Optical Engineering, University of Rochester, NY |
| June 1989 MBA, University of Rochester, NY | |
| Career Summary | |
| January 2014 | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| ORIX USA Corporation, Dallas | |
| September 2012 | Representative Director and Chairman (until June 2013) |
| Aozora Bank, Ltd., Tokyo | |
| June 2009 | Representative Director |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |
| Aozora Bank, Ltd., Tokyo | |
| February 2009 | Acting President and Acting Chief Executive Officer |
| Aozora Bank, Ltd., Tokyo | |
| November 2008 | Deputy President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Investment Officer |
| Aozora Bank, Ltd., Tokyo | |
| January 2004 | Senior Partner, |
| Hegemon Capital, LLC, Florida | |
| May 2000 | Member, Management Committee, Corporate Executive Officer, |
| Shinsei Bank, Ltd., Tokyo | |
| September 1997 | Head, Asia Division, Principal Transaction and Mortgage and ABS Groups, |
| Lehman Brothers, Tokyo | |
| May 1993 | Senior Vice President, Finance Group, |
| Lehman Brothers, New York | |
| August 1989 | Vice President, the Real Estate and Corporate Banking Group |
| Chemical Bank, New York |